Chicano
Cinema and Media Arts Series
Volume 3
Harry Gamboa Jr.: 1990s Video
Art
El Mundo L.A.
: Humberto Sandoval, Actor. Humberto Sandoval searches for reasons why
there are no pyramids in Aztlán.
1992, SVHS, color, 12:00. In
English.
L.A. Familia.
The Chicano nuclear family experiences a meltdown at ground zero of urban
L.A. Included in the 1995
Whitney Biennial.
1993, SVHS, color, 37:00. In
English and Spanish.
Mañanamania.
A woman reveals her recipe for burnt relationships as she bakes her cake
and eats it too. Premiered at Museum
of Modern Art , New York.
1994, SVHS, color, 14:00. In
English.
Fire Ants For Nothing.
A man declares his humanity as he struggles to push psychological boulders
from his path.
1994, SVHS, color, 8:00. In English.
Huevitos. Rotten
eggs make the marriage as love is scrambled beyond repair.
1994, SVHS, color, 21:00. In
English, Spanish, and Caló.
Loner With A Gun. A
street artist alters the urbanscape with images of guns as he paints his
way towards peace.
1994, SVHS, color, 8:00. In English.
Rite of Overpass. Crossing-over
is never accomplished when bridges crumble easily as fragile ideals. In
memory of Lorraine Ordaz.
1998, SVHS, color, 14:00. In
English.
Harry Gamboa Jr. is an internationally
recognized writer and visual artist. As co-founder of the Chicano art
group ASCO (1971-1987), he developed such multi-media forms as the “no-movie”
and “fotonovela,” which drew attention to the workings of mass culture.
In the mid-1980s, working through cable access, Gamboa produced a series
of "conceptual dramas" that explored both stereotypical and
traditional notions about the Latino family. In these works, collected
here for the first time, Gamboa combined the political influences of the
Chicano Movement with the narrative excess of film noir, Bmovies, and
Mexican telenovelas. Gamboa's writings and image-text art are published
in Urban Exile: The Collected Writings of Harry Gamboa Jr. (
Minnesota , 1998).
Program Content
© Harry Gamboa Jr. All rights reserved.
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and Summary © 2004 UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Volume 2
Harry Gamboa Jr.: 1980s Video
Art
Imperfecto. The search
for the truth takes a man through the abyss of urban falsehoods where
he encounters those who would follow him to the nearest social exit. 1983.
3/4 in. video. Color. 34:00. In English.
Insultan. A
rude awakening for a man who battles the world on his way to a permanent
deep sleep. 1983. 3/4 in. video. Color. 24:17. In English and Spanish.
Vaporz. A couple
disengage in silent boredom. 1984. 3/4 in. video. Color. 7:40. In English,
Spanish, and Caló.
Blanx. A possessive
relationship results in passive/aggressive rejection and destruction.
(In memory of Lorraine Ordaz.) 1984. 3/4 in. video. Black and White. 7:44.
In English. Recently shown in the LOS ANGELES exhibit
in Paris.
Baby Kake. Marie
Antoinette offers to baby sit a difficult child while a single mother
tries to regain her happiness and identity. 1984. 3/4 in. video. Color.
6:02. In English.
Agent X. Spies have
too many eyes looking out where they don't belong. 1984. 3/4 in. video.
Color. 4:47. In English.
No Supper. The Chicano
nuclear family dines on angst, cold cuts, and fishy propositions. 1987.
3/4 in. video. Color. 28:00. In English.
Harry Gamboa Jr. is an internationally
recognized writer and visual artist.
Program Content
© Harry Gamboa Jr. All rights reserved.
Package Design and Summary ©
2004 UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center |
